Tony Mariconda wrote: "I am sorry to report the passing of John Maglio, father of Marty Maglio. See details below:"

Maglio, John L.

On April 13, 2008 of Venice, FL. Husband of Eleanore B. Maglio (nee Piciulo); father of Michael J. Maglio (Linda) and Martin J. Maglio; brother of Anthony Maglio; grandfather of Lindsey and Tara Maglio; also survived by a nephew and nieces.

Visitation 7-9 Thursday and 8:30-9:15 A.M. Friday at WHITE-LUTTRELL FUNERAL HOME, 311 N. Swarthmore Ave.- Ridley Park, PA. Funeral Mass 10 A.M. Friday at the Church of St. Madeline, Penn and Morton Ave. Ridley Park. Burial SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery.

Memorial Gifts may be sent to the Jefferson Foundation, ICU Unit, 925 Chestnut St., Suite 110, Phila. PA. 19107.

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The Atlantic District Officiating Program has lost a veteran official. Joe Nardone suddenly passed away a few days before Christmas. Joe officiated hundreds of USA Hockey games in the Central New Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania area at many different levels. His loss is certainly a blow to officiating at the grassroots in his area.

Joe is survived by his stepdaughter Kristin Geno.

Joe's death was not well publicized within the officiating community. We hope that this message reaches officials who worked with him over the years. It is still possible to leave a note in Joe's memory on Legacy.com.

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Last week, the NHL Officials Association Website reported that Leo Boylan is the 2007-2008 recipient of the Michael Condon Memorial Award from the American Hockey League. Leo is a Level 4 official from Chalfont, PA who has been a linesman in the AHL for 12 seasons.

According to the article:

Since 2002, the American Hockey League has presented the Mike Condon Award to an on-ice official for their outstanding service to the League.

This year the AHL selected Leo Boylan... to receive the award. AHL Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Jim Mill had this to say, "We felt Leo is a more than deserving receipient. He exemplifies all of the qualities the award represents - service to the league, longevity and on ice performance." Jim Doyle, Marty Demers, Dan Murphy, Matt Dunne and Luke Galvin are the past winners of the award.

Leo had a close relationship with Mike and for him to be honored with this award it is quite special. Mike was a mentor to Leo, helping him out along the way as he rose in the officiating ranks. "For me to win this award means a lot", said Leo. "To be included in this group of officials, with all their accomplishments and to have Mike's name on the award is very humbling. Mike helped open a lot of doors for me and I am truly honored to be recognized with this...."

{Leo} will receive the award in January, before an AHL game at the {Wachovia} Spectrum....

An article on theAHL.com about league award winners for 2007-2008 says, "The Michael Condon Memorial Award was created in 2002 following the sudden passing of veteran linesman Mike Condon."

On behalf on the Atlantic District Officiating Program, congratulations to Leo on being selected for this very prestigious award.

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Tony Mariconda wrote, "We are sad to report that Bob Congalton's mother Janet passed away on Wednesday. The funeral arrangements are:"

Blackley Funeral Home
809 Broad Avenue
Ridgefield, NJ
(201) 945-5032

Visitation Friday 2-4 and 7-9.
Saturday, 9 am, Service at 10 am.

Funeral procession following the service at 10 am to George Washington Memorial Cemetery in Paramus.

If anyone needs directions to the funeral home, you can go to their website: http://www.blackleyfuneralhome.com/.

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The hockey season is approaching quickly. We must begin to prepare for this upcoming season. As you know, the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Officials Association (ECHOA) has expanded its assignments for next season. We will be assigning:

1. Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA)
2. Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL)
3. Northeast Collegiate Hockey League (NECHL)

There will be many opportunities for our officials to work at this high level almost every weekend. If you were on the roster this past 2006-07 season, you are on the roster for this upcoming season. There is no need to tryout again. The ECHOA expects a full commitment to our assignments for the entire season from all officials.

For all new officials that are interested in officiating in the ECHOA: We will be conducting evaluations at the Atlantic District Level 4 Officiating Seminar in Lawrenceville, NJ. You must properly register to attend the seminar. Also, you must let either Mike or Shane know you will be attending the Level 4 seminar.

• Mike's email address: mcdevitt [at] echoa.org
• Shane's email address: shane [at] echoa.org

In addition, USA Hockey National Championships will be held here in the Atlantic District this season. So this is a great opportunity for officials. It's a win/win for everyone.

At this time, the Level 4 seminar is the only way try out for the ECHOA. Another tryout may be added in the future.

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Tony Mariconda wrote:

At the start of this season, I announced that Shane Hanlon had stepped down as the District Seminar Coordinator pending a work-related move out of the District. At that time, I appointed Carl Barling as the new District Seminar Coordinator and Marty Maglio to serve as the Assistant District Seminar Coordinator.

It is amazing what has happened in the ensuing months! The work-related move out of the District will now not happen for Shane. At the same time, Carl received an offer for a new job that was too good to pass up. As a result, his time is more restricted now because he has to travel for business.

As a result of these “real-life” changes, I am announcing the following realignment in the structure of our District Seminar Staff:

• Shane Hanlon will return to his original position as District Seminar Coordinator
• Carl Barling will serve as the Seminar Liaison for the northern part of our District
• Marty Maglio with serve as the Seminar Liaison for the southern part of our District

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Please be advised that the Atlantic Youth Hockey League has received and reluctantly accepted the resignation of Harry Dumas as the AYHL Referee-in-Chief. Mr. Dumas has stepped down from these responsibilities due to personal reasons.

The League would like to extend their thanks and gratitude to Mr. Dumas for his efforts over the years. He has assured the AYHL that he will work with his replacement to ensure a smooth transition.

We are pleased to announce that Ryan Honig will be the new Referee-in-Chief for the Atlantic Youth Hockey League. Ryan is a 12-year veteran official and is a member of the USA Hockey National Referee Development Program Staff. He has worked at every level of our League and for other Youth and Junior Leagues throughout the country that participate with National Referee Development program.

Ryan will bring a new energy and approach to our Officiating Program within the AYHL. He has some exciting and innovating ideas, which I am sure he will elaborate on in the near future. Right now, Ryan is focusing on some of the important day-to-day aspects of the position and becoming familiar with our Referee data management systems, et cetera.

Please join us in welcoming Ryan to his new position with the AYHL.

Here is his contact info:

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Tony Mariconda wrote:

It is with deep sadness that I inform you of the passing of Mike Nardello this morning. Mike died peacefully at home around 7am.

Mike was a beloved member of the hockey community for many years. He will always remembered as a true gentleman and respected member of our hockey community.

He will be missed.

Details of Mike's funeral arrangements will be added to this article when they become available.

Update: There will be a viewing and service between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM on Saturday, November 4th at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Rd, Westwood, NJ.

Mike's death notice as it appeared in The Record on November 3 - 4, 2006.

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Tony Mariconda wrote: "I am sorry report that Carl Barling's step father has passed away. Here are the arrangements:"

The Farmer Funeral Home
45 Roseland Ave
Roseland, NJ

Viewing Sunday October 21, 2006
2-4pm
7-9pm

Memorial Service Monday October 22 at 12:00pm.

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Tony Mariconda wrote: "I am sorry to report that Mike McDevitt's brother Joe has passed away. Below is the information from the local paper:"

JOSEPH K. McDEVITT: Oct. 16, 2006, age 54, after a courageous battle with lung and brain cancer. Beloved husband of Debbie (nee Ryder); devoted father of Desiree; dear son of Florence McDevitt and the late James Sr.; brother of Marie Feeney (Kevin), Michael (Judy) and the late James Jr.; also survived by his mother-in-law and friend, Dolores Ryder; nieces and nephews and his best friends, Buddy and Bonnie. Relatives and friends are invited to his Funeral Friday, 8:30 A.M., BURNS FUNERAL HOME, 9708 Frankford Ave. (So. of Grant Ave.) followed by his Mass of Christian Burial 10 A.M., Christ the King Church. Viewing Thursday eve. 6 to 9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Women's Humane Society, 3839 Richlieu Rd., Bensalem PA 19020, in his memory would be appreciated.

This death notice appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer on October 18, 2006.

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Tony Mariconda wrote:

I am sorry to inform you that Dick Trimble has suffered a heart attack and passed away late Friday afternoon.

Dick was very involved with USA Hockey for many years. He was very active in the Officiating Program and the Coaching Program. Dick was instrumental in some early officiating seminars in the District, and was the first District Officiating Evaluation Coordinator. He also served as District Coaching Program Director. From 1982 to 2004, he was the NHL Supervisor of Off-Ice Officials for the New Jersey Devils.

Viewing hours are on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at:

Spearing Funeral Home
155 Kinderkamack Rd
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
(201) 391-6666

A small service will take place at 8pm. It was Dick's wish to be creamated.

If you would like to make a donation in lieu of flowers to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the Trimble family would appreciate it.

Dick's death notice from the Bergen Record.

Donation information for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is available at: http://www.stjude.org/donate.

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Tony Mariconda wrote:

I am sorry to inform you of the passing of Jay Ippolito, a veteran USA Hockey official from the North Jersey area, after a long illness. Here are the arrangements:

Van Pelt Funeral Home

1331 Saddle River Road

Fairlawn, NJ

The services will be held on Tuesday, July 26 as follows:

2 pm - 4 pm: Viewing

7 pm - 9 pm: Viewing

The funeral service for Jay is scheduled for Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at 9:30am at St. Ann's Church in Fairlawn, NJ.

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Tony Mariconda wrote:

I am sorry to inform you of the passing of Bob Congalton, Sr. on Sunday. Bob is the father of USAH / NIHOA official Bob Congalton, Jr. Bob Sr. was a longtime USA Hockey official plus a longtime member and officer of NorthEast Ice Hockey Officials Association.

Here are the details of the funeral arrangements:

Blackley Funeral Home

809 Broad Avenue

Ridgefield, NJ 07657

(201) 945-5032

If anyone needs directions to the funeral home, you can go to their website: http://www.blackleyfuneralhome.com/.

The services will be held on Tuesday, July 26 as follows:

2 pm - 4 pm: Viewing

7 pm - 9 pm : Viewing and brief service

There will be a mass Wednesday morning, July 27 at 10 am.

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The Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA) has decided to use USA Hockey Officials for the upcoming 2004-05 season. This agreement expands the opportunities for many of the local officials in the Atlantic District. In the past, very little college hockey was assigned using USA Hockey Officials. The hope is that the ECHA/USA Hockey relationship will become the model for other college leagues within our District. The Eastern Collegiate Hockey Officials Association is being organized for the purpose of developing and maintaining an officiating staff for the ECHA.

The ECHA has teams throughout the Atlantic District. Therefore, we need officials from all over the Tri-State area. We have created a webpage so that officials who wish to tryout to work ECHA games can fill out an application and keep up to date with the new relationship. Any official who feels ready college to officiate college hockey in this area is encouraged

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On January 10, 2003, Edward J. O'Donnell of Mullica Hill, NJ, had a heart attack and died while officiating a high school ice hockey game in Pennsauken, NJ. A number of Atlantic District Officials have asked how they can help the family. If you are interested in making a financial contribution, they can be sent to:

The O'Donnell Children's College Fund
c/o Commerce Bank
P.O. Box 729
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062

Contributions may also be made at any Commerce Bank location in New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, or New York.

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On Friday, January 10, Ed O'Donnell, a USA Hockey and NIHOA official from Mullica Hill, NJ, suffered a heart attack and died at an arena in Pennsauken, NJ. At the time, he was officiating an NJSIAA game between Brick Township and Bishop Eustace High Schools.

Updates:

• Obituary that appeared in Courier-Post Newspaper on January 13.
  
• Star-Ledger article that appeared on January 14.
  

Tony Mariconda, Atlantic District Referee-in-Chief, said:

The Atlantic District Officiating Program suffered another loss this weekend. Ed O'Donnell, 45, passed away during a High School game in Pennsauken, NJ Friday night. He was not feeling well during the second period and left the ice. A home team parent who was a doctor went into the locker room to assist him. Unfortunately, Ed apparently suffered a heart attack and could not be revived....

Ed had been a Local Supervisor of Officials and a former member of Seminar Instructors Staff in the Atlantic District. He is survived by his wife Janice and three school-age children.

Continue reading "Ed O'Donnell, Ice Hockey Official, Dies of Heart Attack During H.S. Game in Pennsauken, NJ" »

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Today's Star-Ledger contains a major article about the New Jersey Youth Hockey League's manditory sportsmanship classes for parents of league participants. According to the article, the NJYHL has adopted the principles advocated in the Rediscovering Youth Sportsmanship program, a course developed by St. Barnabas Health Care System and the Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association:

Hoping to curb incidents of boorish and obnoxious adult fan behavior, the New Jersey Youth Hockey League is requiring at least one parent of every player to attend an anger management program....

Working with Saint Barnabas Medical Center, the league put together a program and required all of the clubs in New Jersey to send a representative to a meeting in Woodbridge on Oct. 4 to listen to the program and bring it back to their coaches and parents....

If parents do not take the course by the end of the year, their child will not be allowed to play until they do. When they do finally attend the program, they will be asked to sign a pledge and a code of ethics, promising, among other things, to show respect for coaches and officials and to ensure their child behaves in a sportsmanlike manner.

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Tony Mariconda wrote, "By now you are probably aware that we lost a good friend and an outstanding member of the Atlantic District Officiating Program when Mike Condon passed away early Thursday morning. The services for Mike will be on Sunday, March 24, from 7:00 to 9:00pm, at Quinn's Funeral Home, Roosevelt Boulevard and Sanger Street in Philadelphia. The telephone number for Quinn's is 215-535-1821. The mass will be held on Monday, March 25 at 10:00am, at St. Martin of Tours Church, Roosevelt Boulevard and Oxford Circle."

Mike's obituary in the Philadelphia Inquirer

Statement from the American Hockey League

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